Almost every business carries a commercial general liability insurance policy to protect themselves from claims of bodily injury or property damage caused by the negligent operation of their business. The production company should be no different. The Truman Van Dyke Company offers commercial general liability policies for both one time productions (feature films, TV series, etc.) and companies who repeatedly produce documentaries, industrial films, commercials and educational films known as DICE producers).

Commercial General Liability for the production company protects agains claims of bodily injury or property damage arising out of operations in connection with filming activity. This coverage will be required prior to filming on any city or state owned property, or any location that requires filming permits. Many commercial locations require you have this coverage befor they will allow you to film on their premises. The cost of commercial general liability for productions is based on the budget of the covered production in the case of a feature film or TV series. The cost of commercial general liability for a DICE producer is based on their annual production costs.

Truman Van Dyke also offers commercial general liability for entertainment related business and independent contractors who work in the entertainment field. The cost of commercial general liability for other than productions depends of the nature of the business operation. A touring musician's commercial general liability policy premium might be based on the number of live performances while a caterer's would be based on annual sales.

We also offer very low cost commercial general liability policies for short term and or very low budget productions, student film makers, still photographers, etc. Often times, the need for these policies is determined at the last minute. Truman Van Dyke maintains a special short term production desk designed specifically to handle these situations. We can quote and bind these policies in a very short timeframe if required, and accept credit cards as a form of payment.